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SuccessIGS Radar 5 Β· Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Launch time (NET)
Friday, Mar 17, 2017, 01:20 UTC
Launch window
Friday, Mar 17, 2017, 01:20 UTC β Friday, Mar 17, 2017, 01:33 UTC
Provider
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Rocket
Launch pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan Β· Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
IGS Radar 5
Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
IGS Radar is a family of Japanese radar reconnaissance satellites that serve both Japan's national defense and civil natural disaster monitoring. IGS Radar 5 is the fifth generation of satellites. Equipped with synthetic aperture radar, it is able to image targets even in darkness and bad weather.
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